2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 856 people earned their degree in general writing, making the major the 500th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 99 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general writing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general writing programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general writing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing”.
Top 3 Best General Writing Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s general writing students in 2020-2021.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 520 of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full TCU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s general writing degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Writing. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general writing degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
St. Edward’s University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, St. Edward’s University supports 3,591 students, and 170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 141 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $28,263. To help with additional expenses, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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